Resources for Physicians, Psychologists, Clinicians,
Patients and their Caregivers:
Integrated Medical Services
(IMS)
Together, Creating a New Standard of
Health Care.
IMS is an integrated team of
healthcare professionals providing exceptional patient-centered,
comprehensive care for their patients.
Alzheimer's
Association
First and largest voluntary health
organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual
cure for Alzheimer’s.
American Headache Society (AHS)
A professional society of health care
providers dedicated to the study and treatment of headache and face pain.
American
Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA)
Organization of professionals in
neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences dedicated to understanding the links
between neuroscience and behavior.
American Psychological
Association (APA):
Division
40 - Clinical Neuropsychology
A scientific and professional
organization of psychologists interested in the study of brain-behavior
relationships, and the clinical application of that knowledge to human
problems.
Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS) Association
Information about Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Offering help to people
living with ALS. Information for healthcare providers also.
Brain Injury Association of America
Creating a better future through
brain injury prevention, research, education, and advocacy.
BrainSource
Resources for the
exploration of scientific knowledge, discoveries, and theories about the
human brain and broad categories of neuropsychology--brain-behavior
relationships and brain functions.
CNS
Degenerative Diseases
Tutorial about Neurological
Degenerative Diseases by The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical
Education.
Harvard Medical School - Whole Brain Atlas
An
information resource for central nervous system imaging which integrates
clinical information with magnetic resonance (MR), x-ray computed tomography
(CT), and nuclear medicine images.
Huntington's Disease Association (UK)
Information and
advice to families, friends and health care professionals whose task it is
to support Huntington's disease families.
International
Neuropsychological Society (INS)
A multi-disciplinary non-profit
organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific
disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior
relationships.
International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders
(Vas-Cog)
Designed to
bring diverse science and research together for the study of vascular
causes of various brain disorders including
Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, depression, and other behavioural
disorders.
Know Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time.
Signs of Stroke from the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Laboratory of
Neuro Imaging (LONI) at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
An amazing site. A leader in the
development of advanced computational algorithms and scientific approaches
for the comprehensive and quantitative mapping of brain structure and
function.
Lewy
Body Dementia Association
Comprehensive scientific, clinical
and caregiver information on Lewy body dementia (LBD) also commonly
referred to as dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).
Memory and
Aging Center
Information about cognitive problems,
research on causes and cures for degenerative brain diseases, and
education for health professionals, patients, and their families. UCSF
sponsored.
National Academy
of Neuropsychology (NAN)
A
professional society for clinicians,
scientist-practitioners, and researchers interested in neuropsychology.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS)
The mission of NINDS is
to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age
group, by every segment of society,
by people all over the world.
National
Parkinson Foundation
Largest and
oldest national Parkinson foundation in the United States, serving those
with Parkinson's Disease, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
The largest
credentialing organization for licensed psychologists, with a link to
Find a Psychologist.
Neuropsychologycentral
Website with
information about neuropsychological evaluations, links, a forum, and other
resources.
North American
Brain Injury Society
The principal
mission of the organization is moving brain injury science into practice.
Rehabilitation: How
a Brain Heals
Stroke victims
used to face a lifetime of disability. Now, near-total recovery is possible.
Article by Newsweek.
Society for Psychophysiological Research
(SPR)
An
international society that fosters research relating psychology and
physiology.
Traumatic Brain
Injury Model Systems
-
Newest statistics about brain injury
from the TBI national data center.
The War on Strokes
A nice overview of new treatments in
understandable terms. Article by Newsweek.
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